Submissions Guideline
All submissions must be 100% created by you and you must have the right to use in royalty free stock the elements you are using (loops, samples, instruments). Items published on Xylote.com must not be registered with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC or similar organizations.
Samples and Loops submissions must be 100% created by you and if using sounds from your DAW must be totally modified or mixed with other sounds. Simple loops/beats using pure samples from your DAW (drum, snare, hi hat, cymbal, etc) will NOT be accepted.
What files I must upload?
1. MP3 – Preview file at 192 or 320 kbps, constant bit rate
2. Zip – Main file/s must be packed as an uncompressed Zip file.
3. Image – Thumbnail of 200 x 200px (JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF)
How to prepare the MP3 Preview file?
You must include all the files on the preview files with 1 second of silence between them and with the Xylote watermark.
Use the AG Watermark Generator to make your life easier.
For the Construction Kits there is no need to include all the files (loops, single sounds, etc).
Just make a preview of the Construction Kit with the Xylote watermark every 7 seconds.
Where I can find the Xylote watermark?
Sample Packs
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
2. Minimum 50 Samples/Sounds/Loops (Construction Kits excluded)
3. Maximum 1200 Samples/Sounds/Loops
4. Single Construction Kits must be submitted as a sample pack under the category ‘Construction Kits / Single‘
5. Packs of minimum 2 to max. 10 Construction Kits must be submitted under the category ‘Construction Kits / Pack‘
Sound Effects – Single
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Max length 2 minutes
Sound Effects – Pack
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Minimum 5 items
3. Maximum 100 items
Music tracks – Single
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Min length 1 minute
3. Max length 7 minutes
4. You can include max 5 versions
Es A: Long Version, Medium Version 1, Medium Version 2, Short Version 1, Instrumental Version
Es B: Long Version, Medium Version, No Piano Version, Ident 1, Ident 2
Music tracks – Pack
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Item must first be approved singularly
3. A pack must have minimum 3 items and maximum 10 items.
Music kits
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Songs must first be approved singularly
3. You must provide files “with tail” and “without tail” so users can easily change the structure if your item
Music Loop – Single
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Min 4 measures
3. Max 1 minute
Music Loop – Pack
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(do not include MP3 files)
2. Item must first be approved singularly
3. A pack must have minimum 3 items and maximum 10 items.
Loops (drums, instrument, sfx)
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
2. All kinds of loops accepted (drums, percussion, add-ons, single instrument loops, mixed instrument loops, effect loops, etc)
3. No single loops, group them to the following packs: 3-5 Loops or 10-15 loops. Loops inside can be totally different or versions of the same loop.
4. Items used must be originally created by you or mixed/modified sounds from your workstation in order to sound totally different of the original source (no original sounds allowed taken from workstation must be used alone, you must modify sounds if are not 100% created or recorded by you)
Logos and Idents – Single
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Max length 30 seconds
3. You can include max 5 versions
Logos and Idents – Pack
1. Wav format 44.1 khz, 16 bit, Stereo
(Optional and recommended: Include the MP3 version at 320 kbps, 44.1 khz, Stereo)
2. Item must first be approved singularly
3. A pack must have minimum 3 items and maximum 10 items.
Ringtones – Single
1. Mono MP3 file at 320 kbps (no stereo files will be accepted)
2. Music or looped sound effects
3. Min length 10 seconds
4. Max length 29 seconds
Name your Files
1. Maximum 50 characters
2. Important words must begin with capital letter (Wizard, Car, House, Sea, Love)
3. Words like “is” “the” “at” “from” “this” “these” etc. must be in lower letters
4. Entire words in capital letters are not allowed (Es. WIZARD, CAR, HOUSE, SEA, LOVE)
5. No identical name items. Be creative, you can include keywords in your title, see examples below.
You may have 5 corporate tracks named the “corporate identity” then please add some extra word/keyword so you can make it unique.
Examples for 5 corporate tracks with the same name “Corporate Identity”:
1. My First Corporate Identity
2. Corporate Identity by Oliver
3. Corporate Identity and Uplifting for Audio Logos
4. Oliver’s first Corporate Identity
5. Corporate Identity of the Seven Wizards
Title Examples
GOOD: The Adventure of the 7 Wizards (30 characters of 50 max)
BAD: the Adventure of the 7 wizards
GOOD: The Adventure of the Seven Wizards
BAD: The Adventure of the Seven wizards
If you have a creative title, please add even some Keywords at the End the Title, composed from 1, 2 or 3 words.
This will help search engines to find your items and bring traffic from outside of the marketplace. We have also keywords/tags and the description for that but the title is the most important.
Keyword in the Title: examples
GOOD: The Adventure of the Seven Wizards Cinematic Music (limit of 50 characters reached)
BAD: Cinematic Music The Adventure of the Seven Wizards
Thumbnails and Images
1. Thumbnail of each item must be square 200 x 200 px
2. Extension allowed JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF
3. First image (if inserted) inside the item description must have at least 1200 x 630 px
Submission Guidelines Version 1.2
Updated: 6 July 2016